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We are seeking a creative and resourceful Video Content Creator to join our dynamic marketing team. This role is dedicated to producing engaging and educational video content that empowers rural farmers. You will be responsible for the end-to-end video production process, from ideation and scripting to filming, editing, and performance analysis, primarily for platforms like Facebook and TikTok.

Key Responsibilities

1. Content Concept

• Collaborate with our subject matter experts and content team to transform complex agricultural topics (e.g., planting techniques, pest management, harvesting) into simple, relatable, and visually compelling video scripts.
  
• Develop video concepts and storytelling approaches (how-tos, Q&As, farmer success stories, tips & tricks) that are culturally relevant and resonate deeply with the needs and challenges of rural farmers that are tailored to Tiktok and other reel-style platforms.
  
• Work alongside the other content creators to plan a video production schedule that aligns with our monthly content themes and key agricultural seasons.

2. Content creation

• Travel to rural locations as needed to shoot on-location footage, conduct interviews with farmers, and capture authentic stories that bring our mission to life.
  
• Skillfully shoot and direct video content, ensuring quality audio and visuals that are optimized for mobile viewing.
  
• Edit raw footage into polished, engaging short-form and long-form videos alongside the creative team. This includes adding culturally appropriate music, graphics, and subtitles to maximize accessibility and viewer retention.
  
• Ensure every video maintains our brand's tone of voice, messaging consistency, and commitment to portraying our audience with respect and dignity.
  
• Partnering with the digital marketing team to understand content performance and how to optimise creatively.

3. Cross-Format Content Contribution

• Skillfully adapt and repurpose video content into other formats. This includes creating animated GIFs, pulling powerful quotes for social media graphics, and writing short blog post summaries to accompany embedded videos.
  
• While on location for video shoots, assist the team by capturing high-quality still photographs. This will help build our library of authentic, on-the-ground imagery for use in articles, social media, and other marketing materials.

Qualifications & Desired Skills

• Proven experience as a Video Content Creator, videographer, or similar role, with a strong portfolio showcasing your work (especially mobile-first or social media content).
• Excellent storytelling skills with an ability to communicate complex ideas simply and effectively.
  
• A collaborative team player who can work closely with the marketing team as well as other departmental stakeholders.
  
• Willingness and ability to travel to rural areas for fieldwork.
  
• Demonstrated eye and taste-level for creative contents.
  
• Experience with video editing in, or using mobile applications (e.g., CapCut, VN Editor).
  

Added Bonus

• Experience or a strong interest in agriculture, rural development, climate change or a related field.
  
• Experience or expertise in the social enterprise or development sectors.
  
• Deep understanding of the TikTok and Facebook video ecosystems, including trends, formats, and audience engagement tactics.
  

In return…

You’ll earn a competitive salary, with medical benefits, and incredible opportunities to develop your career. You can expect an amazing office with the forward-thinking people and world-class training opportunities through Proximity School.

You’ll get to see more of the world, with the potential for international travel to conferences and events to keep your skills sharp.

And, ultimately, you’ll have the opportunity to change lives in Myanmar for the better, while doing groundbreaking work.

About Proximity

Proximity Designs is tackling globally important issues at the nexus of climate change, deep poverty, food insecurity, and inequality. We do this by helping hundreds of thousands of rural people care for their soils, grow more food, earn better incomes and build resilience against climate change. We address a critical government and market failure, by designing and delivering products and services needed to make farming families more productive, profitable and environmentally sustainable. We offer our low-income customers a suite of innovative and affordable farm solutions such as micro-irrigation systems, bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides, and on-call crop protection services.

Over the past 20 years, we’ve generated USD 782 million in additional income for 1.2 million poor farming households across rural Myanmar. With this income increase, farmers can invest in their future: education for their children, more nutritious food, better healthcare and investments in their farms or other village enterprises.

How to Apply

If you are interested in joining us, please click Apply to submit your application.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis without regards to race, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, or marital status, and therefore interested candidates are encouraged to apply.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.